Biography of Samuel Capen
Samuel Paul Capen was once described as having a character "rather like that of a stern and rock-bound coast, containing within it many pleasant green pastures as well as majestic mountains." He was known by his colleagues to possess a clear, cool head, a dry sense of humor and an ability to transform his concerns for individuals into programs for people. Henry Ten Eyck Perry, a faculty member in the Department of English, once remarked that Samuel Capen lived his life by a creed similar to that of Ralph Waldo Emerson: "plain living and high thinking."
The following is a biography of Capen focusing on his role as Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, 1922-1950. It also includes a ciriculum vita that was last updated in 1953. Please see the Samuel P. Capen Papers finding aid for more details.
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